Nearly 50% of the 425 million people currently living with diabetes are women. The drivers of diabetes are many in women. Poverty, care giving, literacy, mental stress, pregnancy, menopause, gender bias all play a part. In this discussion lead by Dr. Usha Sriram we will discuss if living with diabetes is different for women compared to men. What are the drivers of diabetes in girls and women and how should we address this epidemic?

IDF has launched a new series of live educational events to tackle the issues around diabetes complications. These biennial events will cover diabetes complications and highlight one specific complication at each event. The first in this series will focus on the diabetic foot. Find out more here.

Latest Library Resources

Integrating Diabetes Evidence into Practice

Jan 2018

A publication of the IDF Europe Region, Integrating diabetes evidence into practice: challenges and opportunities to bridge the gaps, identifies the local and European-wide challenges of implementing diabetes evidence into practice and makes recommendations based on the findings.

IDF Diabetes Atlas 8th Edition

Nov 2017

The IDF Diabetes Atlas is the authoritative resource on the global burden of diabetes. First published in 2000, it is produced by IDF biennially in collaboration with experts from around the world and contains data on diabetes cases, prevalence, mortality and expenditure on the global, regional and national level.

Diabetes Voice - December 2017

Dec 2017

The December issue of Diabetes Voice builds up to the IDF Congress 2017, taking place in Abu Dhabi from 4 to 8 December, with an editorial from outgoing IDF President Dr Shaukat Sadikot and two articles presenting streams of the Scientific Programme.